Trump sacks Tillerson over policy disagreements
Tillerson's imminent departure had been rumoured for several months following reports of friction with US President Donald Trump. But the tensions peaked last fall amid reports Tillerson had called...

Trump ousts Tillerson, names Pompeo as secretary of state
The US president says he is replacing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with CIA Director Mike Pompeo, and has tapped Gina Haspel to head the intelligence...

Venezuela opposition urges UN not to send observers to May vote
Newly formed opposition coalition says fraudulent election is set by officials loyal to socialist President Nicolas Maduro, who accuses US of pressuring the UN...

Conservative billionaire Pinera sworn in as president of Chile
Sebastian Pinera – whose fortune has been estimated by Forbes at $2.7 billion – has promised to transform Chile into a developed economy in eight years.
Chile's...

Colombia's Santos, ELN rebels to restart talks
The talks were suspended by Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos in January after a series of bombings by the National Liberation Army.
Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos speaks during...

Colombia election: Farc's Timochenko pulls out of race
Rodrigo Londoño - aka Timochenko - has also been pelted with eggs and tomatoes while out on the campaign trail
The Farc former rebel group says its...

7 charged in Greece with belonging to violent neo-Nazi group
ATHENS, Greece
A Greek prosecutor has charged seven men with alleged membership in a violent neo-Nazi group linked to a series of arson attacks on...

US President Donald Trump mocks low Oscars ratings
https://youtu.be/U-QvgMWCf2Q
President Donald Trump has mocked the low ratings this year's Academy Awards brought in – and gave a theory for why that is.
"Problem is, we don't have...

Fear as South Africa meat recall over listeria spreads
The outbreak that claimed the lives of 180 people is the worst outbreak ever recorded globally. Several countries have banned imports of processed meat from South...

100 killed in Philippines since resumption of Duterte’s 'drugs war'
More than 100 drug suspects have been killed since Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s call on police forces to rejoin his ‘war on drugs’ campaign, an...

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